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I agree, K. - Lewis is not going to earn a living playing Futures doubles !!!! He has to has review the situation this off-season and see where he's going. And getting his singles game back on track should, IMHO, be top of his list.

Just eyeballing it, I think Richard has definitely had a successful trip - some good wins, some close losses, a FQR. After all, you've got to be realistic, unless you get lucky or suddenly play a blinder, it's unreasonable at WR 500 or whatever to expect to go and win several main draw matches. (Contrast with Ash, who seemingly didn't really get anything out of the trip - quick first round losses - and, I believe, cut it short?).

Funny that, once again, teammates Marcus D and Richard go half way round the world only to end up playing each other . . .

And best of luck for their match. For these tournaments where you can't come home between, I think the doubles can make a big difference. And those who are playing qualies often do not rankings sufficiently high to get a partner/game in the MD doubles. SO I think that if you can bump up your doubles ranking, you get to play, you win a few matches, add a few points, some cash - it's all for the good.

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After going a break down in the 1st set, James didn't face another break point all match, broke four times and, from a set and 2-2, didn't lose another game (I was working rather than following it closely so I am not sure whether he won the last 5 games or 'just' the last 4)

L16: (6) James Ward WR 172 beat (Q) Danai Udomchoke THA WR 465 (CH 77 in 2007) by 5 & 2

QF: (6) James Ward WR 172 v (4) Yuichi Sugita (JPN) WR 176 (CH 116 in 2012)

James has played Sugita twice this year, winning 2 & 3 in the QFs in West Lake (where he went on to make the Final) in February but losing 5 & 4 in Rimouski a month later.



-- Edited by steven on Thursday 21st of November 2013 05:07:55 AM

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Ward underway, broken in his 2nd service game, trails 2-3*

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Wardy broke back vitally at 4-5* and has since held for 6-5*

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Like a champ, takes the first set 7-5!

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QF: (1) Marin Draganja & Mate Pavic (CRO/CRO) CR 145 (76+69) defeated Brydan Klein & Tsung-Hua Yang (TPE) CR 455 (141+314) by 4 & 2



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So a place in the Final here should be enough to see Wardy back in the Top 150 and also back above Evo for the GB Nº2 spot.

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Indeed.

Pity in some ways that Evo is not here contesting the full Asian series. I just trust that it is indeed truly a matter of body rather than mind that curtailed his season, and hope to see a revitalised Evo in 2014 ready to build further on the great strides he made this year.

Indeed, if his body has said enough, I guess absolutely fair dos, being aware that I and others have called for some players to call an earlier halt to their season.

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indiana wrote:

I just trust that it is indeed truly a matter of body rather than mind that curtailed his season, and hope to see a revitalised Evo in 2014 ready to build further on the great strides he made this year.

Dan Evans had a cracking run from 30 July when he beat Donskoy at Vancouver, through to 1 September when he lost to Robredo at the US Open. For the other 11 months of 2013 he did pretty much the same as he did in the previous 4 years.

You can all bang on about his, er, "talent" till the cows come home, but the only talent that counts in tennis is the ability to win consistently. Which is something he does not (yet) have.  



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Ratty wrote:
indiana wrote:

I just trust that it is indeed truly a matter of body rather than mind that curtailed his season, and hope to see a revitalised Evo in 2014 ready to build further on the great strides he made this year.

Dan Evans had a cracking run from 30 July when he beat Donskoy at Vancouver, through to 1 September when he lost to Robredo at the US Open. For the other 11 months of 2013 he did pretty much the same as he did in the previous 4 years.

You can all bang on about his, er, "talent" till the cows come home, but the only talent that counts in tennis is the ability to win consistently. Which is something he does not (yet) have.  

Let's just conveniently ignore the Davis Cup and Queens then.



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(6) James Ward (GBR) lost to (4) Yuichi Sugita (JPN) 4/6 4/6

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Conclusion: Evo finds it difficult to focus when he's not on the biggest stage. I certainly prefer it this way (I'd rather have a Jack Sock than an Alejandro González, thanks), but of course, ideally you need to mix the two.

When will he stop going into his "Denial Evans" mode where he keeps losing to less "talented" players? Well... I have no idea, but I get the feeling that he'll win a tour title some day, if he sticks with tennis long enough.

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Team GB struck out in Japan:

SF:  Marcus Daniell & Artem Sitak (NZL/NZL) CR 521 (369+152) defeated Richard Gabb & Hiroki Kondo (JPN) CR 539 (290+249) by 1 & 4 cry



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